Milo: The Strongest Wrestler of Ancient Greece

Two thousand five hundred years ago, in a Greek colony in southern Italy, there lived a young

wrestler named Milo. While he was out on his morning walk, he noticed a newborn calf grazing by

the edge of the woods. It was odd to see a calf alone. Cows usually protect

their young, especially here, where Wolves were known to hunt. Milo picked up the

calf in his thin arms and carried it back to the herd. A newborn calf weighs only sixty pounds,

but that was enough to leave Milo’s muscles quivering from the exertion. He lay down in the

meadow to catch his breath, then returned home for supper. The effort had awoken

a fierce hunger inside him. He ate far more than normal. Milo returned to